Means of supporting ceiling furring



April 26v 1927.

G. F. PAWLING MEANS 0F SUPPORTING CEILING FURRING Filed Nov. 2e. 1924 l3mm /fM/dw Gum Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

UNITED `STATES GEORGE F. PAWLNG, 0F PHILADELPEI, PENNSYLANIA.

.MEANS 0F SUIFOBTING CEILING FURRING.

Application filed November 2G, 1924. Serial No. 752,286.

This invention, generally stated, relates to building construction,especially concrete structures and has more especial relation to aceiling structure and manner of attaching i'urring to its Supports.

As at present practiced, it is the accepted custom to wire fui-ring tothe supporting structure in the construction ot a ceiling ot concrete,which not only consumes considerable time, is more or less expensive,and rcquires the services Vof skilled workmen. Further from anengineering view-point this procedure is not especially desirable.

The leading objectot the present invention is to overcome the abovedisadvantageous features and provide an efficient, practical andinexpensive system ot ceiling turring attachment to its supports whichmay be applied expeditiously and by unskilled workmen. A iturther objectresides in the provision of a clip oi. simple and inexgen` siveconstruction, which may be conveniently used for etl'ecting the resultssought by said leading object. Other and 'further objects not at thistime appearing will be hereinafter more specihcally referred to.

The invention consists oi the novel construction hereinaftter describedand finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic 'features and scope of the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which c Fig.l, is a View in side elevation illustrating one way ot' attachingceiling turring to joist in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2, is an end view of Fig. l.

Fig. 3, is a perspective view oi one form ot clip employed.

Fig. 4:, is a view end of another manner of attaching ceiling furring tojoist, and

Fig. 5, is a perspective view oi the type or clip shown in Fig. 4;.

For the purpose oit illustrating my invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawings two forms thereof which are at present preferredby me, Since the same have been found in practice to give satisfactoryand reliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization ot the instrumentalities as hereinshown and described.

Referring to the drawings in detail and with more especial relation toFigs. l to 3 the supporting structure, which in the present instancecomprises bar-joist l, has positioned therebelow sectional, ceilingturring designated 2, and which is ot U-shaped cross-section. rdinarilysuch urring is secured to the bar-joist 4by means of wire. iiccording tothe present invention I provide a plurality o't' clips, see Fig. 3, bythe use of which I am enabled to attach the furring to the bar-joistmoreexpeditiously, cheaply and in a more thorough manner from an engineeringview-point and by unskilled workmen. The clip is made from a singlepiece of wire and is bent to provide an inclined loop 3, vertical sidepieces 4: and a pair ot horizontal supporting arms 5, terminating inupturned fingers 6. In use the loop 3 is positioned upon a lowerhorizontal rail 7 of the bar-joist l, so that the side pieces l straddlethe said rail, the turring being arranged upon the supporting arms 5,with the lingers 6 paralleling one vertical wall oit the fui-ring andthe side pieces 4 paralleling the opposite wall of the furring. Anunskilled workman may thus readily and rapidly attach furring tobar-joist.. It is of course understood that the bar-joist is spaced inaccordance with building regulations and that the turring is suspendedat desired intervals. Metal lath, expanded metal or equivalent materialof any desired type is then attached to the iurring in any desiredmanner, although in order to provide a good job from an engineeringview-point I prefer to employ the form of furring shown in my co-pendingapplication for patent Serial No. 736,245, tiled September 6, 192e andattach thereto metal lath of the type shown in my co-pending applicationfor patent Serial No. 723,688, filed July 2, 1924. The object of havingthe loop 3 of my clip inclined is to have the center of gravity asnearly over the longitudinal axis of the furring as possible in order toprevent tilting of parts;

In Figs. 4t and 5, I have shown a slightly different form, of joist,commonly called steel-joist, and which is designated 7. The principal ofapplying the furring 8 is the same except that a slightly different formof clip is employed. A relatively U-shaped clip is used having a lowercross-bar 9 to support the furring and having vertical arins l()terminating in hook-like fingers l1 for engaging over the flanged part12 of the steel-joist. The manner of applying .metal lath or the likemay be the same as above recited.

It Will now be apparentthat I have devised a novel and usefulconstruction `which embodies the features ol advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above descriptionand while I have in the present instance shown and described thepreferred en'ibodiniens thereof which have been `found in practice togire satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that thesame are susceptible of inodiication in various particulars withoutdeparting l'roin the spirit or scope oit' the invention or sacrificingany of its advan tages.

W hat I claim is:

A clip for securing urring to skeletonized joist formed lroin a singlepiece of material, as Wire, and bent to forni a horizontal, furring`supporting portion aud a pair of ver tical side pieces terminating in aloop projecting at an inclination and in a direction toward the toe ofthe clip, said loop being adapted to engage .over a bar of tbe :lowercord of skeletonized joist and an upturned end for each ol' saidhorizontal portions which upturned parts forni the toe oi the clip.

in testimony whereof, I have llereiuito signed my naine. l

GEO. I?. PAIVLING.

